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[Q] Faulty mute toggle?

Hi everyone
Re-posting this from the general section (posted on there by mistake, was still half asleep lol, sorry)
Just got the xperia z yesterday (after my previous lg 4x was stolen... grrr... may the thief get permanent bursting hemorroids...) and I noticed a weird thing.
The mute/vibrate/sound toggle in the notification bar does not seem to work, and the same goes for the one in the popup shown by pressing the power button for a couple seconds.
Details: the mute or vibrate icon appears on the notification bar, but if I check the volumes in settings, they're still all on, and if I receive a call or get a notification or whatever, the phone actually rings despite the supposedly muted state.
All this doesn't happen if I "manually" turn the volume off with the volume buttons or via settings: in that case the vibrate icon appears and the phone actually does not ring.
Has anyone experienced anything similar?

All good here dude. Hope you get it fixed. Have you tried turning phone off and on again? That usualy fixes small.glitches.
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steve17harris said:
All good here dude. Hope you get it fixed. Have you tried turning phone off and on again? That usualy fixes small.glitches.
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Yep, already tried that of course, as well as uninstalling the one widget I have that interacts with volumes, just to be sure it was not some weird conflict (and of course it wasn't)
Not a biggie actually, as I can turn it down manually or by said widget, but I hope I'll figure it out anyway if only for the sake of understanding the source of the issue

Yep I understand that. Annoys me when I cant get something working lile its ment to.
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I have a problem with the toggle in the notification bar and the power off menu. System settings show me notifications and ringtones are off, but the phone still has audible, unmuted notification sounds. Really annoying.

robogo1982 said:
I have a problem with the toggle in the notification bar and the power off menu. System settings show me notifications and ringtones are off, but the phone still has audible, unmuted notification sounds. Really annoying.
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Yep, that's the same exact issue I'm having

I guess we have to wait for a software update.

robogo1982 said:
I guess we have to wait for a software update.
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I guess as much...
Actually, I could try a factory reset just to be sure, but I admit I'm kind of too lazy to set my stuff up again from scratch only to try and fix that small glitch

Vostradamus said:
I guess as much...
Actually, I could try a factory reset just to be sure, but I admit I'm kind of too lazy to set my stuff up again from scratch only to try and fix that small glitch
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Well, I was thinking the same, but now that we got root... :laugh:

robogo1982 said:
Well, I was thinking the same, but now that we got root... :laugh:
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Heard about it, but haven't read the whole thing yet (yep, still being lazy)
Jokes apart, I was planning to leave it 100% stock for at least a little while to see how the battery behaves without even the slightest piece of modding (got the phone only last friday, today has been the first real "field test" for the battery and so far I'm pretty positively impressed)

Well I have already removes/frozen a bucketload of apps happy bunny, I am. Now I only need to figure out which app does what so I don't kill something and make my phone less usable.

robogo1982 said:
Well I have already removes/frozen a bucketload of apps happy bunny, I am. Now I only need to figure out which app does what so I don't kill something and make my phone less usable.
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lol I removed a few apps too, but luckily for me they were uninstallable without root or anything.
I also disabled a few more through the stock apps management, for the time being it's sufficient for my taste

Same irritating automatic toggling action going on
Vostradamus said:
Hi everyone
Re-posting this from the general section (posted on there by mistake, was still half asleep lol, sorry)
Just got the xperia z yesterday (after my previous lg 4x was stolen... grrr... may the thief get permanent bursting hemorroids...) and I noticed a weird thing.
The mute/vibrate/sound toggle in the notification bar does not seem to work, and the same goes for the one in the popup shown by pressing the power button for a couple seconds.
Details: the mute or vibrate icon appears on the notification bar, but if I check the volumes in settings, they're still all on, and if I receive a call or get a notification or whatever, the phone actually rings despite the supposedly muted state.
All this doesn't happen if I "manually" turn the volume off with the volume buttons or via settings: in that case the vibrate icon appears and the phone actually does not ring.
Has anyone experienced anything similar?
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Yes, having the same problem as well with mine. But it has been the same problem since I had ICS on my Xperia Arc S, then Xperia V and now this when I use the toggle in the notification bar or any other toggle aside from toggling it manually via setting. Very irritating since it has never and probably will never be fixed due to the fact that it's a cross-model issue. Chances are, those who say they don't have this problem already has it but don't know it yet or will get it eventually. Sony needs to iron this out once and for all

[Q] Proximity sensor with Viber Call

Hi,
Screen doesn't turn off while calling via Viber
Do you think that viber have a bad proximity sensor support?
I installed a Phone Tester from market and it always text "Far" even i put my finger on sensor.
But with normal calling it turn screen off and i think there's no hardware issiue.

Kernel issue with default lg kernel, Rudjgaard fixed it, iodak implemented it in his kernel, i suggest you install version 9.95

clesuite said:
Hi,
Screen doesn't turn off while calling via Viber
Do you think that viber have a bad proximity sensor support?
I installed a Phone Tester from market and it always text "Far" even i put my finger on sensor.
But with normal calling it turn screen off and i think there's no hardware issiue.
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Hi!
We have addressed this issue and a fix will be available in Viber 4.3 for Android.
We'd be happy to receive your feedback after the release.

Viber Team said:
Hi!
We have addressed this issue and a fix will be available in Viber 4.3 for Android.
We'd be happy to receive your feedback after the release.
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that's great news, can't wait to try it. i was one of the people who reported the issue to you guys for our device, it's good to see you care about user feedback. thanks for great app :good:

Viber Team said:
Hi!
We have addressed this issue and a fix will be available in Viber 4.3 for Android.
We'd be happy to receive your feedback after the release.
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Proximity sensor still doesn't turn of the screen while call....

We'd like to investigate the issue you are experiencing with the proximity sensor. Please open a support ticket here: http://bit.ly/1aOwGy2 and a support agent will be in contact with you shortly.
clesuite said:
Proximity sensor still doesn't turn of the screen while call....
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Viber Team said:
We'd like to investigate the issue you are experiencing with the proximity sensor. Please open a support ticket here: http://bit.ly/1aOwGy2 and a support agent will be in contact with you shortly.
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They didn't help anything )

It seems that this issue can vary on a case-by-case basis. We hope that the next release will resolve this for everyone.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
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They didn't help anything )
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Viber Team said:
It seems that this issue can vary on a case-by-case basis. We hope that the next release will resolve this for everyone.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
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I have a problem with microphone - often (higher possibility on longer calls) - my microphone just shuts off and a person on the other side of the line can't hear me all of a sudden in the middle od a call.
Some users claim (also the repair guy for LG) that Viber and Skype can cause this issue.
Also , i found a topic on this issue on XDA forum.
They just repaired my phone - they changed the motherboard, but the mic problem persists, so I uninstalled Viber and now I'm testing the phone.
Is Viber team familiar with such problems, is there any fix for it?

Ljubus said:
I have a problem with microphone - often (higher possibility on longer calls) - my microphone just shuts off and a person on the other side of the line can't hear me all of a sudden in the middle od a call.
Some users claim (also the repair guy for LG) that Viber and Skype can cause this issue.
Also , i found a topic on this issue on XDA forum.
They just repaired my phone - they changed the motherboard, but the mic problem persists, so I uninstalled Viber and now I'm testing the phone.
Is Viber team familiar with such problems, is there any fix for it?
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i also encountered this issue, but if i recall correctly, it was only on stock rom. (you can "fix" the issue during the call by switching to speaker then back to normal).
a more permanent solution is to switch to a custom rom. i haven't had such issues on any kitkat rom, and i use viber extensively.

Viber Team said:
It seems that this issue can vary on a case-by-case basis. We hope that the next release will resolve this for everyone.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Flying_Bear said:
i also encountered this issue, but if i recall correctly, it was only on stock rom. (you can "fix" the issue during the call by switching to speaker then back to normal).
a more permanent solution is to switch to a custom rom. i haven't had such issues on any kitkat rom, and i use viber extensively.
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Thanx a lot for the fast reply,
will try the kitkat

It's working as it should without any problem thanks
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KK 4.4.2 Sound ftom earpiece instead of loudspeaker

Notifications, youtube, music... They all come out from earpiece and not from ext loudspeaker

Press pause and then start again,
However, I have jus flashed the latest call handling .zip from the themes and app section and the bug now seems to have left me...
Don't know why that may be linked, but it seems to have done something

gregbradley said:
Press pause and then start again,
However, I have jus flashed the latest call handling .zip from the themes and app section and the bug now seems to have left me...
Don't know why that may be linked, but it seems to have done something
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Tried pausing, does not work...
I am not rooted and have no custom recovery, so no zip

thegios said:
Tried pausing, does not work...
I am not rooted and have no custom recovery, so no zip
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Plugging and unplugging headphones did the trick...
Question is, why this happens and how often and under what circumstances?

hmmm, when playing Walkman or movies, pausing it and then pressing play made it work.
I am sure this bug will be fixed soon as it seems a FW bug as lots of people with/without root and with/without unlocked bootloader have it.

gregbradley said:
hmmm, when playing Walkman or movies, pausing it and then pressing play made it work.
I am sure this bug will be fixed soon as it seems a FW bug as lots of people with/without root and with/without unlocked bootloader have it.
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Ok but... Do u see a pattern for the cause?

thegios said:
Ok but... Do u see a pattern for the cause?
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No, sorry

for me going into settings and playing with the volume bars under sound made the trick... no idea why....

shteren said:
for me going into settings and playing with the volume bars under sound made the trick... no idea why....
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Same here playing with volume slide made it work again
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Strange!!!I don't have that issue
I see a lot of people have why!?
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Xperia Z1 KitKat 4.4 Issues (May be Individual issues)

Hello everybody (Xperia Z1 Owners with Official KitKat 4.4.2)
I recently bought Xperia Z1 and updated it to 4.4.2, but after updating I'm having some issues.
1. When exiting any app, phone should go to home screen, for example I opened the Camera with the dedicated button and used it and pressed back button. As soon as I pressed Back button, the Settings comes up, sometimes dailer, sometimes some other app. Also it just not for Camera it happens mostly for any app I use.
2. When I get call, as I lift the call by dragging the green button the calls automatically starts with loudspeaker sometimes.
3. Battery drains faster sometimes.. like it was 95% and after few minutes it goes 92% (I was not using the phone at that time, it was idle)
4. Unlock animation, most the times while swiping I get smaller bubbles.
Any body having same issues, or any of the above.

session20 said:
Hello everybody (Xperia Z1 Owners with Official KitKat 4.4.2)
I recently bought Xperia Z1 and updated it to 4.4.2, but after updating I'm having some issues.
1. When exiting any app, phone should go to home screen, for example I opened the Camera with the dedicated button and used it and pressed back button. As soon as I pressed Back button, the Settings comes up, sometimes dailer, sometimes some other app. Also it just not for Camera it happens mostly for any app I use.
2. When I get call, as I lift the call by dragging the green button the calls automatically starts with loudspeaker sometimes.
3. Battery drains faster sometimes.. like it was 95% and after few minutes it goes 92% (I was not using the phone at that time, it was idle)
4. Unlock animation, most the times while swiping I get smaller bubbles.
Any body having same issues, or any of the above.
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1. I have the same problem as well, for me the app just comes up and then quickly closes again though.
2. I don't call too often, but I think I've had this problem once, I also could've accidentally turned it on with my cheek though.
3. Not a clue, could be a personal thing.
4. No idea what you mean but doesn't seem to be a major problem.

I have the same issues....bad....let's waiting the 4.4.3
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Its been 8 days since I updated to 4.4.2 KK with no single issue/problem with a clean install.Full wipe and Factory Reset.Battery tremendously awesome.

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B1nny said:
4. No idea what you mean but doesn't seem to be a major problem.
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Yes, not a problem. I was talking about unlock new effect.
anakdayak said:
Its been 8 days since I updated to 4.4.2 KK with no single issue/problem with a clean install.Full wipe and Factory Reset.Battery tremendously awesome.
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How come smooth.. Did you updated officially or have flashed the firmware

session20 said:
Yes, not a problem. I was talking about unlock new effect.
How come smooth.. Did you updated officially or have flashed the firmware
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About the Unlock Animation, it works different when you set the live wallpaper theme and different if you use the static wallpaper theme.
I also get Camera Not Available sometimes!!

session20 said:
Hello everybody (Xperia Z1 Owners with Official KitKat 4.4.2)
I recently bought Xperia Z1 and updated it to 4.4.2, but after updating I'm having some issues.
1. When exiting any app, phone should go to home screen, for example I opened the Camera with the dedicated button and used it and pressed back button. As soon as I pressed Back button, the Settings comes up, sometimes dailer, sometimes some other app. Also it just not for Camera it happens mostly for any app I use.
2. When I get call, as I lift the call by dragging the green button the calls automatically starts with loudspeaker sometimes.
3. Battery drains faster sometimes.. like it was 95% and after few minutes it goes 92% (I was not using the phone at that time, it was idle)
4. Unlock animation, most the times while swiping I get smaller bubbles.
Any body having same issues, or any of the above.
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1. That happens sometimes with the KK update, the best way to fix that is simply do a factory reset of your phone in the settings
2. Known problem start with Factory Reset, if this not help repair via PC Companion
3. Known problem too, KK update make battery calibration that drain battery, that's back to normal after one or 2 days if not then it's because the SDCard access has be removed from 3rd app with KK that cause battery drain and overheating (i have this one with a 64Gb SDCard :crying: ) to be sure remove your SDCARD and test if there is no battery drain anymore then join us to the SDCard Crying Group and wait that Sony Fix that...
4.That's what you have by default you can change it in settings.

QualQuek said:
3. Known problem too, ..... then join us to the SDCard Crying Group and wait that Sony Fix that...
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Its not a problem it has been done on purpose.
Sony will not fix it because its implemented by google to fix security issues. All companies running Android are bound by contracts to use this feature. It actually makes you phone more secure.

gregbradley said:
It actually makes you phone more secure.
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I cannot find a brief explanation on that, what exactly should be more secure? I think is for retarded users.

gregbradley said:
Its not a problem it has been done on purpose.
Sony will not fix it because its implemented by google to fix security issues. All companies running Android are bound by contracts to use this feature. It actually makes you phone more secure.
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No i wasn't talking about that, many people haven't the battery drain/overheat problem but with some certains SDCARD/Capacity that cause that, let me explain : if i use my 64GB class 10 SDCard with KK that cause huge battery drain and overheating and ONLY with KK, not a single problem if i reflash the phone to JB 4.3 and i've tested all that is possible to do, format, reset etc... nothing works with KK :crying:

eclyptos said:
I cannot find a brief explanation on that, what exactly should be more secure? I think is for retarded users.
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It stops third party apps reading anything you keep on your SDcard, like passwords, bank details and other sensitive information you may keep there. For example, I use online banking on my phone and I have sensitive information like that on my SDcard, now no other app can read it.
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No i wasn't talking about that, many people haven't the battery drain/overheat problem but with some certains SDCARD/Capacity that cause that, let me explain : if i use my 64GB class 10 SDCard with KK that cause huge battery drain and overheating and ONLY with KK, not a single problem if i reflash the phone to JB 4.3 and i've tested all that is possible to do, format, reset etc... nothing works with KK :crying:
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Yes, its on KK because KK stops third party apps reading the SDcard, so some KK un-optimised apps keep trying to read it but cant, causing overheat and battery drain

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It stops third party apps reading anything you keep on your SDcard, like passwords, bank details and other sensitive information you may keep there. For example, I use online banking on my phone and I have sensitive information like that on my SDcard, now no other app can read it.
Yes, its on KK because KK stops third party apps reading the SDcard, so some KK un-optimised apps keep trying to read it but cant, causing overheat and battery drain
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Then i need to wait that apps update right?
Sadly i have no idea what apps cause that it's too hard to find the way because even with no app and the official stock rom i still have the battery drain overheating problem, the only solution for the moment is to remove my lovely cuttie 64Gb class 10 SDCard

If you are rooted and can change the permissions to remove this access.
Look in the general section, you just add one line to a permissions file. There is also an app in the play store that does it for you automatically

gregbradley said:
It stops third party apps reading anything you keep on your SDcard, like passwords, bank details and other sensitive information you may keep there. For example, I use online banking on my phone and I have sensitive information like that on my SDcard, now no other app can read it.
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But I can keep them on Internal (as the Internal is also a SDcard, External SDcard1, and they do the same job) so to me do not make sense.

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If you are rooted and can change the permissions to remove this access.
Look in the general section, you just add one line to a permissions file. There is also an app in the play store that does it for you automatically
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Holy Cow you're a genius! I didn't thought about that ! Maybe that can work, just let me try!

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4.That's what you have by default you can change it in settings.
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Will try factory reset this weekend. However, can show exact path in settings to change.:good:

QualQuek said:
Holy Cow you're a genius! I didn't thought about that ! Maybe that can work, just let me try!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2687966

session20 said:
Will try factory reset this weekend. However, can show exact path in settings to change.:good:
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Settings => customisation => animated wallpaper (i hope this is that because mine is in French)

Annoying 4 note notification sound

The sound is 4 progressively higher notes on a xylophone-like wooden or bamboo instrument. Usually plays on unlock, but also randomly throughout the day and night. My default notification sound is silence, so this might be tied to an app or the OS (MM 6.1). I just don't know what it is - other than loud and inconvenient. Any Ideas? This is driving me crazy and waking my wife at night. Thanks.

its an app, 100000%. now your job is to find out which one.

Hi and thanks for the confirmation Simms22. :good: I know. Kinda obvious.
I have gone through settings and turned off most radios thinking it could be tied to an app through BT, GPS, NFC, etc.; a successful connection or location fix. I have also gone through the various apps and checked their notification sound settings too. No dice. Whats worse is that I have gone through all my ringtones and notification sounds and can't find it.
It seems to be tied to the Google Now cards notifications, but if it is, I can't find it. I don't really want to turn those off but I guess that's next. Grrrr.
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its an app, 100000%. now your job is to find out which one.
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ManagementCritic said:
Hi and thanks for the confirmation Simms22. :good: I know. Kinda obvious.
I have gone through settings and turned off most radios thinking it could be tied to an app through BT, GPS, NFC, etc.; a successful connection or location fix. I have also gone through the various apps and checked their notification sound settings too. No dice. Whats worse is that I have gone through all my ringtones and notification sounds and can't find it.
It seems to be tied to the Google Now cards notifications, but if it is, I can't find it. I don't really want to turn those off but I guess that's next. Grrrr.
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id still be guessing, but google doesnt have a xylophone-like wooden or bamboo instrument sound on the nexus 6, so i know its not a default sound.

Thanks for the info. Hope I described the sound well enough. I'm mostly deaf in one ear and can't hear out of the other. Misspent youth and all that.
I know the notifications and ringtones I've added. That leaves apps that have brought their own sounds with their install. So it's back to the haystack.
I think I'll let it percolate in the sub-conscience for a while. Besides, I'm way behind on a personal Tasker project. Thanks again. I'll update later with what I find out.
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id still be guessing, but google doesnt have a xylophone-like wooden or bamboo instrument sound on the nexus 6, so i know its not a default sound.
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ManagementCritic said:
Thanks for the info. Hope I described the sound well enough. I'm mostly deaf in one ear and can't hear out of the other. Misspent youth and all that.
I know the notifications and ringtones I've added. That leaves apps that have brought their own sounds with their install. So it's back to the haystack.
I think I'll let it percolate in the sub-conscience for a while. Besides, I'm way behind on a personal Tasker project. Thanks again. I'll update later with what I find out.
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you can enable safe mode. that way you can check if its an app. long press the power button until you get the power off option. then long press on the power off until the safe mode option pops up. if that notification doesn't go off, then its an app. as on safe mode, all apps are disabled.

Flash another ROM. This happened to me on PureNex and when I switched to Chroma it went away.
Sometimes it actually happens once in a while. I'll hear the annoying "do dieu do doo" sound
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I also have this problem. Has anybody found out the cause?
It started a few months ago and I ignored it, but now it is really annoying.
I put my phone into safe mode and it still happens. I assume this means it must be a preloaded app?
I installed a notification history app and nothing is listed when it happens!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!